A Comprehensive Guide to Care for Aging Parents
A Comprehensive Guide to Care for Aging Parents
As our parents start to age, they begin, through a combination of factors, to lose the ability to care for themselves. Loved ones desire to do all they can to help, but it is not always feasible for you to take time apart from your career and own family to address the care for aging parents. The difficult decision must be made to place your parent(s)in an elder care facility. Investigating the elder care resources available to you should, ideally, begin at the first signs of your parent’s decline, so that when the decision must be made, you will not be overwhelmed with seeking out and digesting new information.
The Types of Available Elder Care Assistance
From assisted living facilities to skilled nursing homes, there are numerous types of elder care assistance for you to choose from. Each of the residences recommended by Senior Living Options of the Desert has been prescreened and preselected according to our rigorous standards; so that you may rest assured that you have made the best decision for regarding care for aging parents. Furthermore, we perform annual state licensing reviews of each facility to verify that they are maintaining these standards. Here are several examples of the most common forms of available elder care assistance:
Independent Living Facilities – These facilities provide a variation of senior housing that allows your parent to live in a residential setting, while offering specific services like communal meals, housekeeping, and transportation.
Assisted Living Facilities – These residential facilities address the care for aging parents who require moderate to considerable personal care. Most center offer private and share living quarters and are equipped to care for minor medical needs.
Residential Care Homes –The Residential Care Home is typically a smaller environment especially designed to meet the care needs of the frailest of resident. Care ratio is usually 1 resident to 2 or 3 caregivers and because of the smaller “family” atmosphere, this type of care is particularly appropriate for those who would find it difficult to navigate a larger community, and those who need more personal attention.
Skilled Nursing Facilities – These elder care assistance facilities are equipped to manage complex and serious medical conditions.
Dementia Facilities – These facilities are found in a variety of settings, and they focus upon caring for elderly individuals who are suffering from forms of memory loss.
How Senior Living Options of the Desert Can Help You
As your parent’s primary caregiver, it can be potentially difficult for you to admit when you need outside elder care assistance. Most importantly, you should not feel guilty about your decision. Each individual has their own limitations. If you cannot care for your own needs, you will not be able to effectively care for those of your loved one.
Senior Living Options of the Desert is here to assist you through each step of the journey. We will provide counseling for you and your parent to ensure that you both are equipped with the confidence that you have chosen a facility that offers the appropriate level of care for your parent. Furthermore, we personally schedule and accompany you on tours of each facility you are interested in to ensure that the most pertinent questions are asked and answered.
At Senior Living Options of the Desert, we have personally inspected and approved each elder care assistance community that we recommend, and we offer numerous choices for each budget. The staff of Senior Living Options of the Desert has been serving seniors and their families in Southern California since 1985, and it is our pledge to you to accompany you through this process from start to finish.
